KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
In this case Williams, the injured employee, accepted compensation under an award of the Deputy Commissioner, whereupon, by force of Sec. 33(b) of the Longshoremen's Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C.A. § 933(b), his right to sue a third party for damages for negligently causing his injury passed to his employer. The employer did not sue but its insurance carrier, subrogated to its rights under Sec. 33(i), brought this suit in admiralty...
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